African Export-Import Bank v The National Government of the Republic of South Sudan & Anor
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court) |
| Judge | LIONEL PERSEY KC |
| Neutral Citation | [2025] EWHC 1079 (Comm) |
| Date | 02 April 2025 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Counsel | Rupert Allen,Charles Redmond |
LIONEL PERSEY KC
Approved Judgment
African Export-Import Bank v The National Government of the
Republic of South Sudan & The Bank of South Sudan
Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 1079 (Comm)
Case No: CL-2020-000819
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
KING'S BENCH DIVISION
COMMERCIAL COURT
Royal Courts of Justice, Rolls Building
Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL
Date: 02/04/2025
Before :
LIONEL PERSEY KC
SITTING AS A JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT
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Between :
AFRICAN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
Claimant/Applicant
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(1) THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN
(2) THE BANK OF SOUTH SUDAN
Defendants/Respondents
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Rupert Allen and Charles Redmond (instructed by Hogan Lovells International LLP) for
the Claimant
The Defendants were not represented and did not appear
Hearing date: 31 January 2025
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JUDGMENT
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10:30am on 8th May 2025 by circulation to the
parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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